Madrid bomb suspect arrested, and to be tried in Morocco

    A suspect in the 2004 Madrid train bombings has been arrested in Morocco, and will be tried there, judiciary officials said. Moroccan authorities detained the suspect, Abdelilah Hriz. Spain and Morocco do not have an extradition treaty, but a new legal agreement allows Moroccan courts to try suspects on charges drawn up by Spanish courts….

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      Authorities order expulsion of Islamic leader

      An imam in Turin was expelled from Italy to his native Morocco, after his sermons were secretly filmed and deemed a threat to public security. Mohamed Kohaila has been living in Italy for several years according to the Interior Ministry, and that checks from local and national anti-terrorism authorities showed that Kohaila was inciting violently…

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      No Koran School – The Islamic Gymnasium in Vienna

      260 pupils from Turkey, Morocco and Bosnia are studying at the Islamic Gymnasium in Vienne at the moment. Five prayers per day and controversial discussions about evolutionary theory are part of the curriculum. In the end, the will get a proper Austrian A-Level, the Matura. Emir Numanovic reports.

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        Dutch recommend Good Cop, Bad Cop for Paris suburbs

        AMSTERDAM, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Ahmed Marcouch, the leader of an immigrant district in Amsterdam, said on Friday the key to quelling the kind of riots seen in Paris this week was to isolate troublemakers, involve parents and build community relations. Marcouch, who moved to Amsterdam from Morocco aged 10, was credited with quickly cooling…

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          Three Moroccans try to reach Spain on surfboard

          Three would-be immigrants from Morocco tried to paddle their way through rough waters across the Strait of Gibraltar on a surfboard before they were picked up by a ferry that was passing by. Spotted about 20 minutes out of the Moroccan port of Tangiers, the three had told the ferry crew that they left Rabat…

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